Hi I'm Keeley, you probably know that though. My birthday is April 12th 1997, I share the exact date right down to the year with Daney and I also share the day with Alex but he was born in 1996 . My favorite color is purple as you can see because it is the color of royalty and i love it,it is dominant to all other colors!! I have two older brothers; Conor and Brendan. I am going to be getting one of my uncle's persian kittens soon and I'm gonna name her snowball or snowflake, which name do you like better!? I love to play softball and read books from The Clique series!! I am in the tropical rainforest group, which is cool becuase I have been to a rainforest before in Dominica, I saw lots of cool plants like a canonball tree and a gigantic cactus!!!! My bestestest friends are Sumer,Erika,Cora,Brianna,Meghan,Kadie,Kimi and moreeee! Uhmmm I don't know what else to put so I'm going to put an animal picture on here now!! byeee! (: [:
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This is a Bengal Tiger, I chose it becuase I love cats, and tigers are part of the cat family! Yayyyyyy!
In the year 1900 there were 50,000 tigers on the earth, but now there are only 4,000 left in the world :(
Tigers are the largest members of the cat family and are renowned for their power and strength.
Bengal tigers live in India and are sometimes called Indian tigers.
Tigers use their distinctive coats as camouflage (no two have exactly the same stripes).
A hungry tiger can eat as much as 60 pounds (27 kilograms) in one night, though they usually eat less.
Facts about rainforest animals
Scientists believe that there is such a great diversity of animals because rainforests are the oldest ecosystem on earth
It is believed that over 50% of the world's species of plants and
animals are found in the rainforest.
The largest rainforest is this Amazon.
Birds in the rainforest like toucans and parrots have big beaks which help them take food from other animals
Since the rain forest has many trees, a good adaptation would be the one that allows animals to be able to climb and forage for food in trees Monkeys and sloths are a good example of this.
being able to swim and cope with a lot of rainfall, caimans, turtles and snakes such as andacondas are a good examples of this.
being nocturnal to avoid the high temperatures of the day and the competition from diurnal animals such as bats.
Another way is many of them have developed some sort of camouflaging mechanism Chameleons change colors to help them blend in, a Tigers stripes help it blend into the shadows, Poison Dart Frogs have many flashy greens, blues and yellows to help warn off predators but to also stay hidden amongst the leaves, water, and sun spots. Another example would be looper caterpillars look like part of the green plant that they attach themselves to. this is a great way to hide from predators
An average of 50 to 260 inches (125 to 660 cm.) of rain falls yearly
The temperature in a rain forest rarely gets higher than 93 °F (34 °C) or drops below 68 °F (20 °C); average humidity is between 77 and 88%; rainfall is often more than 100 inches a year.
Tropical rainforests produce 40% of Earth's oxygen.
Almost all rain forests lie near the equator
There is usually a brief season of less rain. In monsoonal areas, there is a real dry season.
Rain forests belong to the tropical wet climate group
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This is a coconut tree. Now I reallywant to go to the beach! (:
There are many kinds of vines and ferns which connect the layers of the rain forest. found on the same website as the first fact.
Competition at ground level for light and food has lead to evolution of plants which live on the branches of other plants, or even strangle large trees to fight for survival. this was found on the same site as the second fact.
Hi I'm Keeley, you probably know that though. My birthday is April 12th 1997, I share the exact date right down to the year with Daney and I also share the day with Alex but he was born in 1996 . My favorite color is purple as you can see because it is the color of royalty and i love it,it is dominant to all other colors!! I have two older brothers; Conor and Brendan. I am going to be getting one of my uncle's persian kittens soon and I'm gonna name her snowball or snowflake, which name do you like better!? I love to play softball and read books from The Clique series!! I am in the tropical rainforest group, which is cool becuase I have been to a rainforest before in Dominica, I saw lots of cool plants like a canonball tree and a gigantic cactus!!!! My bestestest friends are Sumer,Erika,Cora,Brianna,Meghan,Kadie,Kimi and moreeee! Uhmmm I don't know what else to put so I'm going to put an animal picture on here now!! byeee! (: [: Facts about rainforest animals
animals are found in the rainforest.
Facts about the rainforest climate! ( all these facts were found on http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rainforest.htm )
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This is a coconut tree. Now I reallywant to go to the beach! (:
Facts about rainforest plants
- More than two thirds of the world's plant species are found in the tropical found on http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/plants.html
- Some canopy trees grow to 120 feet. found on http://chalk.richmond.edu/education/projects/webunits/biomes/rplants.html
- There are many kinds of vines and ferns which connect the layers of the rain forest. found on the same website as the first fact.
- Competition at ground level for light and food has lead to evolution of plants which live on the branches of other plants, or even strangle large trees to fight for survival. this was found on the same site as the second fact.
- The tropical rain forest is the richest source of plant life on earth. There are so many different kinds of plants there, scientists don't even know them all yet. It is a perfect place for growing plants.http://chalk.richmond.edu/education/projects/webunits/biomes/rplants.html
Here are some plants you may know. They first came from the rain forest!